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Untangled Web: Control Spider Access to Your Site

If you host a Web site, you might be surprised to learn about search engine spiders that traverse the Internet. Search engine spiders are electroni...  Read story

Online Auctions Offer Stability Amid Turmoil

Lost a job recently? There's a life preserver floating out there that wasn't around in the last recession a decade ago: eBay, the online electronic market...  Read story

Build Your Virtual Store

At some point, every small business must set up shop online. A website can serve as another sales channel, a place to feature products, or just a resource...  Read story

Online Auctions

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EBay to Launch New Website

June 9, 2005 --Online auction site eBay is hoping to attract thrifty business owners with a new website, www.ebaybusiness.com, to be launc...  Read story

EBay Fuels Growth of Sole Proprietorships

The number of self-employed Americans grew by 1 million, according to new Census statistics.  Read story

Microsoft Releases Free Accounting Software

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help your business.  Read story

Want to Be an eBay Millionaire? Consider Moving to New Jersey, Tennessee

The online marketplace recently ranked its most active communities for buying and selling.  Read story

New Program Cracks Down on eBay Scammers

A team of researchers has designed a way to identify vendors with bogus seller ratings.  Read story

EBay Set to Buy Inc. 500 Company for $310 Million

StubHub, which ranked No. 8 on this year's list, is considered eBay's chief rival in the online ticket market.  Read story

Think Employees Are Fudging Their Timesheets? Try Fingerprinting Them

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

eBay Entrepreneurship Conference

Feb. 5, 2007 -- Attendee registration is now open for eBay's sixth annual community conference, which will take place in Boston on June 1...  Read story

Grist: The Second-Mover Advantage

Despite all the business wisdom exhorting you to smash the rules and shatter the paradigms, it can be just as smart to let others do the trailblazing.  Read story

The State of Small Business, Part 1: How It Feels at This Moment

This collection of articles reflects the changes taking place in the state of small business in the year 2000.  Read story

Best of the Net: Beyond eBay

If you're looking to equip your office with used or surplus gear, plenty of online auction sites -- besides the industry's 800-pound gorilla -- can help.  Read story

How to Launch a Cool, Profitable, Worth-All-The-Risk, Kick-Ass Start-Up (And Live To Brag About It)

Four legendary company founders tell four promising entrepreneurs a thing or two about running a business.  Read story

How Hard Could It Be?: Inspired Misfires

Why the most important innovations are often those that appear to be fatally flawed.  Read story

Ask Inc.

Discounting excess inventory; switching to biweekly payroll.  Read story

Pawnshops Pick a Fight With EBay

An old-school industry lobbies for regulation of online auction companies.  Read story

A Bright Future: After the Train Wreck

A four-time entrepreneur explores the realities of retailing, both on and off the Web -- and finds out that they're the same.  Read story

EBay Hike Irks Small Businesses

EBay springs a price increase on eBay Stores owners.  Read story

Joel Spolsky: Setting the Right Priorities

Strong problem-solving skills are important in business. Knowing which problems you absolutely must solve is even more important  Read story

Low Hanging Fruit, Sludge and Everything Else

Strategies for turning dead inventory into cash.  Read story

Selling Without the 'Ka-Ching'

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

On Solid Ground

Think your Internet company can exist solely in cyberspace? LifeServ CEO Rob Reynolds is betting on real-world features.  Read story

Clicks for Cash

Earning more from your website.  Read story

Netrepreneurs: A New Breed of Entrepreneur

You can't help but be dazzled by the growth of digital industries these days, whether it's the stunning success of Read story

Three Scary Words: "Buy It Used"

With more people buying stuff used, companies have to rethink everything from a product's durability to the terms of their warranties.  Read story

Note to Self: Equity Is Not a Toy!

Craigslist gives it away (oops!)  Read story

Ebay Most Trusted For Privacy, Says Study

June 15, 2004 -- As identity theft worries swell and spamming goes almost unabated, consumers have developed a newfound appreciation for ...  Read story

Update

Battle Over the Bay July 2006 After spending $600,000 defending her company from a trademark lawsuit filed by eBay, Jacqu...  Read story

New Deal Between PayPal and GE Offers Microloans

Thanks to an agreement between PayPal and GE Consumer Finance, small businesses will have a new tool for hooking customers when they sell their wares on e...  Read story

eBay 101

Many entrepreneurs are making big money on eBay these days. Inc. Expert Barbara Weltman highlights everything you need to get started.  Read story

Distribution Channels

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Breathe New Life Into Your Online Advertising

A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.  Read story

The Corporate Flea Market

Here's why online business-to-business auctions may be the best way for small companies to make?or save?a buck.  Read story

Top 10 Industries to Start and Grow a Business

Which industries hold the most promise for savvy entrepreneurs over the next 10 years? Inc.com chose 10 industries that are projected to have enormous growth...  Read story

Top 10 Industries to Start and Grow a Business

Which industries hold the most promise for savvy entrepreneurs over the next 10 years? Inc.com chose 10 industries that are projected to have enormous growth...  Read story

Online Sales Hit Record High

Web-based retailers are expecting holiday sales to reach $30 billion, comScore reports.  Read story

Is This Any Way to Run a Family?

Hoping to inspire, to teach responsibility and instill determination, Tom Parsons decided to start a business with his 15-year-old son. It seemed like a good...  Read story